This is a 517-page book on the history of the Chinese in Canada, in 20 chapters: 1. Preface; 2. A review of Sino-Canadian relations; 3. The background reasons for Chinese immigration to Canada; 4. Conditions facing the Chinese immigrants during the goldrush period; 5. The establishment of Chinatowns and the Chinese immigrant economy; 6. The Chinese and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway; 7. The beginnings of anti-Chinese movements and the representations made by special envoys; 8. The so-called 'royal investigative report' (the "Canadian Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration"); 9. The establishment of Chinese associations; 10. The conflicts among secret societies and their aftermath; 11. The visit of Li Hongzhang to Canada; 12. The visit of Kang Youwei to Canada and the establishment of the Baohuanghui (Chinese Empire Reform Association of Canada); 13. The visit of Sun Yat-sen to Canada and the establishment of the revolutionary party (Tongmenghui); 14. The arts and culture among Chinese immigrants; 15. The repeal of anti-Chinese rules and regulations; 16. The character of Chinese immigrants and the evolution of their thought. 17. Occupational changes among the Chinese, and a temporal comparison of wages; 18. Statistics on the number of Chinese immigrants over the last 100 years; 19. Contributions of the Chinese to Canada and to their ancestral land; 20. The prospects for Canada's Chinese immigrants. Appendices: A chronology of major events, 1856 - 1967; A list of major works cited (in English and Chinese); A Postscript; The most recent revisions to Canadian Immigration law; and a list of important names in the history of Chinese immigrants to Canada. Illustrated with photographs and maps.

Jianada Huaqiao Shi

Li, Donghai

Jianada Ziyou Chubanshe

1967

2007.066.551